in my opinion, blacksmithing is the best simply because you get to pick what stats to go for rather then tunnel stats!

w/e second I have no opinion

and once epic gems rolls in id be interested to see if JC gems gets updated or left behind to rot.

Edited by Jacquelol, 23 December 2012 - 05:56 PM.

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If you put them into blue sockets, you'd just gain a flat 320 str, which is the same that LW/enchanting/etc all offer.

However, since it "Matches a Red or Blue Socket.", you can put them in red sockets and gain 160 str and 320 pvp power, which is better than LW/enchanting/etc.

Basically you get the option to trade in 160 str for 320 pvp power, which is a small damage upgrade (approximately a 0.3% damage boost over enchanting). Whether it's worth spending the gold on it is up to you, but if you're just looking to min max then it looks like JC will be the way to go now (after blacksmithing still).

And like someone else mentioned, if they neglect to buff JC gems when epic gems eventually come out, then it may go from one of the best profs to the absolute worst again.

(And if you favor resil over pvp power, the above will still all apply, you just make sure to always put JC gems in red sockets.)

If you put them into blue sockets, you'd just gain a flat 320 str, which is the same that LW/enchanting/etc all offer.

However, since it "Matches a Red or Blue Socket.", you can put them in red sockets and gain 160 str and 320 pvp power, which is better than LW/enchanting/etc.

Basically you get the option to trade in 160 str for 320 pvp power, which is a small damage upgrade (approximately a 0.3% damage boost over enchanting). Whether it's worth spending the gold on it is up to you, but if you're just looking to min max then it looks like JC will be the way to go now (after blacksmithing still).

And like someone else mentioned, if they neglect to buff JC gems when epic gems eventually come out, then it may go from one of the best profs to the absolute worst again.

(And if you favor resil over pvp power, the above will still all apply, you just make sure to always put JC gems in red sockets.)

Tailoring + Engineering, mainly because I don't see any reason not too. Few players even swapped to this combo after playing with me, melee partners for the most part.

Lining up your synapse springs with swordguard is basically 8000+ Attack power right now... That seems more spicy than the other professions and its got me some crazy critical strikes without even using Avatar. No idea on nerd math, but I don't think it's rocket science. Burst to me has always been the way to go in PVP, I just don't know why this combo gets overlooked I feel it's definitely under utilized. I see the proc going up on ICD and I use springs to full effect, those steady stat increases, no thanks. You fellas can stay deep and keep it under the magnifying glass, but not me I stay HAM.

The way I see it is that A healer is gonna see your damage as predictable or unpredictable which would you invest more in? Be a man.